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Best first-round NBA playoff matchups<\/p>\n

The For The Hoops crew discuss the most exciting first-round NBA playoff series, including Lakers vs. Timberwolves and Rockets vs. Warriors.<\/p>\n

The 2025 NBA playoffs<\/a> are proving to be demanding, with nothing settled after the first few games of the first round.<\/p>\n

Only the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> are on the brink of a first-round sweep, as they lead the Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> 3-0. Even that series is getting closer, as OKC’s margin of victory has dropped from a 51-point rout in Game 1 to a six-point squeaker in Game 3. However, three Eastern Conference series are led 2-0 by the higher seed, with games on Friday and Saturday potentially pivotal.<\/p>\n

Big-name players are battling injuries that may prove critical. The\u00a0Boston Celtics<\/a> are sweating over Jayson Tatum<\/a>‘s status going into Game 3 of their series against the Orlando Magic<\/a>, while Jimmy Butler<\/a> is doubtful after a hard landing<\/a> saw him leave the Golden State Warriors<\/a>‘ Game 2 loss to the Houston Rockets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here’s the complete NBA playoffs schedule, including results in the first round and broadcast information:<\/p>\n

NBA playoff bracket: Schedule, results<\/p>\n

All times Eastern.\u00a0*-if necessary<\/p>\n

Eastern Conference<\/p>\n

(1) Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> vs. (8) Miami Heat<\/a><\/p>\n

Cavaliers lead the series 2-0<\/p>\n

Game 1:\u00a0Cavaliers 121, Heat 100<\/a>Game 2:\u00a0Cavaliers 121, Heat 112<\/a>Game 3:\u00a0Cavaliers at Heat | Saturday, April 26, TBD | TNTGame 4: Cavaliers at Heat | Monday, April 28, TBD | TBDGame 5:\u00a0Heat at Cavaliers| Wednesday, April 30, TBD | TBD *Game 6:\u00a0Cavaliers at Heat | Friday, May 2, TBD | TBD *Game 7:\u00a0Heat at Cavaliers | Sunday, May 4, TBD | TBD *<\/p>\n

(2) Boston Celtics<\/a> vs. (7) Orlando Magic<\/p>\n

Celtics lead the series 2-0<\/p>\n

Game 1:\u00a0Celtics 103, Magic 86<\/a>Game 2:\u00a0Celtics 109, Magic 100<\/a>Game 3:\u00a0Celtics at Magic | Friday, April 25, 7 p.m. | ESPNGame 4:\u00a0Celtics\u00a0at Magic | Sunday, April 27, 7 p.m. | TNTGame 5:\u00a0Magic at Celtics | TBD*Game 6:\u00a0Celtics at Magic | TBD*Game 7:\u00a0Magic at Celtics | TBD*<\/p>\n

Boston Celtics: Jayson Tatum doubtful to play vs. Magic in Game 3<\/a><\/p>\n

(3) New York Knicks<\/a> vs. (6) Detroit Pistons<\/a><\/p>\n

Knicks lead the series 2-1<\/p>\n

Game 1:\u00a0Knicks 123, Pistons 112<\/a>Game 2:\u00a0Pistons 100, Knicks 94<\/a>Game 3:\u00a0Knicks 118, Pistons 116<\/a>Game 4:\u00a0Knicks at Pistons | Sunday, April 27, 1 p.m. | ABCGame 5:\u00a0Pistons at Knicks | Tuesday, April 29, TBD | TBDGame 6:\u00a0Knicks at Pistons | Thursday, May 1, TBD | TBD*Game 7:\u00a0Pistons at Knicks | Saturday, May 3, TBD | TBD*<\/p>\n

(4) Indiana Pacers<\/a> vs. (5) Milwaukee Bucks<\/p>\n

Pacers lead series 2-0<\/p>\n

Game 1:\u00a0Pacers 117, Bucks 98<\/a>Game 2:\u00a0Pacers 123, Bucks 115<\/a>Game 3:\u00a0Pacers at Bucks | Friday, April 25, 8 p.m. | ESPNGame 4:\u00a0Pacers at Bucks | Sunday, April 27, 9:30 p.m. | ESPNGame 5:\u00a0Bucks at Pacers | Tuesday, April 29, TBD | TBD *Game 6:\u00a0Pacers at Bucks | Friday, May 2, TBD | TBD *Game 7:\u00a0Bucks at Pacers | Sunday, May 4, TBD | TBD *<\/p>\n

Opinion: You have to love how much the Bucks and Pacers hate each other<\/a><\/p>\n

Western Conference<\/p>\n

(1) Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> vs. (8) Memphis Grizzlies<\/a><\/p>\n

Thunder lead the series 3-0<\/p>\n

Game 1:\u00a0Thunder 131, Grizzles 80<\/a>Game 2:\u00a0Thunder 118, Grizzlies 99<\/a>Game 3:\u00a0Thunder 114, Grizzlies 108<\/a>Game 4: Thunder at Grizzlies | Saturday, April 26, 1 p.m. | TNTGame 5:\u00a0Grizzlies at Thunder | Monday, April 28, TBD | TBD *Game 6:\u00a0Thunder at Grizzlies | Thursday, May 1, TBD | TBD *Game 7:\u00a0Grizzlies at Thunder | Saturday, May 3, TBD | TBD *<\/p>\n

(2) Houston Rockets<\/a> vs. (7) Golden State Warriors<\/a><\/p>\n

Series tied 1-1<\/p>\n

Game 1:\u00a0Warriors 95, Rockets 85<\/a>Game 2:\u00a0Rockets 109, Warriors 94<\/a>Game 3:\u00a0Rockets at Warriors | Saturday, April 26, 9:30 p.m. | ABCGame 4:\u00a0Rockets at Warriors | Monday, April 28, 9:30 p.m. | TNTGame 5:\u00a0Warriors at Rockets | TBDGame 6:\u00a0Rockets at Warriors | TBD*Game 7:\u00a0Warriors at Rockets | TBD*<\/p>\n

(3) Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> vs. (6) Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a><\/p>\n

Series tied 1-1<\/p>\n

Game 1:\u00a0Timberwolves 117, Lakers 95<\/a>Game 2:\u00a0Lakers 94, Timberwolves 85<\/a>Game 3:\u00a0Lakers\u00a0at Timberwolves | Friday, April 25, 9:30 p.m. | ESPNGame 4:\u00a0Lakers\u00a0at Timberwolves | Sunday, April 27, 3:30 p.m. | ABCGame 5:\u00a0Timberwolves at Lakers | Wednesday, April 30, TBD | TBDGame 6:\u00a0Lakers at Timberwolves | Friday, May 2, TBD | TBD*Game 7:\u00a0Timberwolves at Lakers | Sunday, May 4, TBD | TBD*<\/p>\n

NBA Playoffs: Lakers’ play vs. T-Wolves shows they’ve turned the corner. Or are erratic. Or are …<\/a><\/p>\n

(4)\u00a0Denver Nuggets<\/a>\u00a0vs. (5)\u00a0Los Angeles Clippers<\/a><\/p>\n

Clippers lead the series 2-1<\/p>\n

Game 1:\u00a0Nuggets 112, Clippers 110<\/a>Game 2:\u00a0Clippers 105, Nuggets 102<\/a>Game 3:\u00a0Clippers 117, Nuggets 83<\/a>Game 4:\u00a0Nuggets\u00a0at Clippers | Saturday, April 26, 6 p.m. | TNTGame 5:\u00a0Clippers at Nuggets | Tuesday, April 29, TBD | TBDGame 6:\u00a0Nuggets at Clippers | Thursday, May 1, TBD | TBD*Game 7:\u00a0Clippers at Nuggets | Saturday, May 3, TBD | TBD*Conference semifinals<\/p>\n

The conference semifinals are scheduled to begin on May 5-6, but could possibly move up to May 3-4 depending on outcomes of the first round.<\/p>\n

Conference finals<\/p>\n

All times Eastern.\u00a0*-if necessary<\/p>\n

Eastern Conference Finals<\/p>\n

(Series start could move up to May 19)<\/p>\n

Game 1,\u00a0May 21:\u00a0TNT, 8 p.m.Game 2, May 23:\u00a0TNT, 8 p.m.Game 3,\u00a0May 25:\u00a0TNT, 8 p.m.Game 4, May 27:\u00a0TNT, 8 p.m.Game 5, May 29:\u00a0TNT, 8 p.m.*Game 6,\u00a0May 31:\u00a0TNT, 8 p.m.*Game 7, June 2:\u00a0TNT, 8 p.m.*Western Conference Finals<\/p>\n

(Series start could move up to May 18)<\/p>\n

Game 1,\u00a0May 20:\u00a0ESPN, 8:30 p.m.Game 2, May 22:\u00a0ESPN, 8:30 p.m.Game 3,\u00a0May 24:\u00a0ABC, 8:30 p.m.Game 4,\u00a0May 26:\u00a0ESPN, 8:30 p.m.Game 5,\u00a0May 28:\u00a0ESPN, 8:30 p.m.*Game 6,\u00a0May 30:\u00a0ESPN, 8:30 p.m.*Game 7,\u00a0June 1:\u00a0ESPN, 8 p.m.*2025 NBA Finals schedule<\/p>\n

*-if necessary<\/p>\n

Game 1, June 5:\u00a0ABCGame 2,\u00a0June 8:\u00a0ABCGame 3,\u00a0June 11:\u00a0ABCGame 4,\u00a0June 13:\u00a0ABCGame 5,\u00a0June 16:\u00a0ABC\u00a0(if necessary)Game 6, June 19:\u00a0ABC\u00a0(if necessary)Game 7, June 22:\u00a0ABC\u00a0(if necessary)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Best first-round NBA playoff matchups The For The Hoops crew discuss the most exciting first-round NBA playoff series,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":315,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[299,7,45,75,291,306,46,311,305,193,301,187,296,188,309,164,294,144,292,194,113,126,290,313,304,300,298,150,48,293,177,295,189,307,152,54,79,70,85,6,11,62,239,191,67,53,302,310,179,47,76,61,81,114,297,34,211,276,275,286,66,83,17,277,55,312,308,73,255,303],"class_list":{"0":"post-314","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba-playoffs","8":"tag-angeles","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-boston","11":"tag-boston-celtics","12":"tag-butler","13":"tag-cavaliers","14":"tag-celtics","15":"tag-city","16":"tag-cleveland","17":"tag-cleveland-cavaliers","18":"tag-denver","19":"tag-denver-nuggets","20":"tag-detroit","21":"tag-detroit-pistons","22":"tag-golden","23":"tag-golden-state-warriors","24":"tag-grizzlies","25":"tag-heat","26":"tag-houston","27":"tag-houston-rockets","28":"tag-indiana","29":"tag-indiana-pacers","30":"tag-jimmy","31":"tag-jimmy-butler","32":"tag-knicks","33":"tag-lakers","34":"tag-los","35":"tag-los-angeles-lakers","36":"tag-magic","37":"tag-memphis","38":"tag-memphis-grizzlies","39":"tag-miami","40":"tag-miami-heat","41":"tag-minnesota","42":"tag-minnesota-timberwolves","43":"tag-modular","44":"tag-modular-story","45":"tag-national","46":"tag-national-sports","47":"tag-nba","48":"tag-nba-playoffs","49":"tag-neutral","50":"tag-new","51":"tag-new-york-knicks","52":"tag-news","53":"tag-now","54":"tag-nuggets","55":"tag-oklahoma","56":"tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","57":"tag-orlando","58":"tag-orlando-magic","59":"tag-overall","60":"tag-overall-neutral","61":"tag-pacers","62":"tag-pistons","63":"tag-playoffs","64":"tag-rockets","65":"tag-scores","66":"tag-sport","67":"tag-sport-scores-u0026-statistics","68":"tag-sports","69":"tag-sports-news","70":"tag-state","71":"tag-statistics","72":"tag-story","73":"tag-thunder","74":"tag-timberwolves","75":"tag-u0026","76":"tag-warriors","77":"tag-york"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}